- anger management
- addiction support
- stress and anxiety
About Venus
Venus Flowers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on drug and alcohol addiction, forgiveness, life purpose, mood disorders, and self-love.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns that keep anger and frustration repeating. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. The aim is better day-to-day coping, clearer decision making, and less flare-ups with people at work or home.
Her approach is collaborative. She listens to what is causing the strain, then works with each person to set small, measurable goals. She checks progress and adjusts plans when things are not helping.
In sessions she encourages people to talk through recent situations that felt out of control. Together they map what led to the reaction and test different responses. This often includes practicing short skills for calming down and then reviewing how those skills felt afterward.
She draws on decades of practice to match methods to the issue at hand. For someone struggling with substances, sessions emphasize recognizing triggers and building alternative coping responses. For someone dealing with self-doubt, the focus may be rebuilding confidence through steady, achievable steps.
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions fit together
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on understanding patterns and building practical skills. For example, skill-based behavior work teaches short, repeatable actions to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions; it helps with anger that shows up quickly at home or work. Another common method targets triggers and coping plans for substance use, mapping situations that lead to cravings and creating clear alternative responses to try instead.Finding the right approach is worked out together. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that match your situation, and adjust those methods based on what helps. That collaborative process helps people see what feels doable and what needs more practice.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not practical, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice new responses in their everyday settings and bring those examples back to sessions for review.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, low self-esteem, and depression, and also focuses on drug and alcohol addiction and forgiveness.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, collaborative style that identifies patterns and tests short skills people can try between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with people on mood concerns and substance issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.